This advanced negotiations webcast will increase your arsenal of strategies, techniques and tactics and help you further develop the strategic mindset that’s at the heart of successful negotiation and aid in maximizing the results you provide your client. Leave behind the intuitive and instinctive – along with their inherent uncertainties.

We are excited the “The Institute” returns again this fall for the 2025 effort! This will be the 23rd year Institute founding chairperson Andy Mallor will lead our program. Don’t miss this special and informative event!

We had a round table growing up where the six of us sat for family dinners. Four kids plus our parents. And I remember discussing this years ago with my parents, who said they liked the round table as it created an environment in which each of us felt that we could be equal participants in our discussions.

CME Update for Civil Mediators: Advancing Your Civil Mediation Practice

Our annual update in Family Mediation includes the popular “sticking points” panel as well as the lates on GALs and CHINS cases.

I recently had knee replacement surgery, and the post-surgery rehabilitation phase has been challenging. Everything went well surgery-wise, but the rehab – to be successful long-term – has required a surprising level of perseverance, dedication, discipline, and commitment.

"It’s your tone,” my wife said to me after I apologized. What did she mean? She didn’t feel like I meant it when I said it. “Ugh,” I thought to myself. I did mean it, but it doesn’t really help much if she doesn’t believe it. What’s the problem here?

Shortly after being named Disney’s CEO, Bob Iger negotiated peace with then disgruntled and former board member Roy Disney (Walt’s nephew). Roy had just sued Disney over Iger’s selection, and it easily could have derailed Iger’s effort to lead Disney in a bold new direction.

The personal threats, vitriol and escalatory social media tantrums flying between former bromance buddies Elon Musk and Donald Trump last week – and their apparent truce this week – got me thinking about how friends should effectively communicate and negotiate with each other.

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Mediators bring specialized expertise in conflict resolution, enabling them to address a wide array of legal issues, from family disputes to civil and commercial conflicts. The role of a mediator extends beyond merely reaching agreements; they empower individuals to actively participate in shaping the outcomes of their disputes, harmonize legal proceedings, promote fairness, and contribute to the overall effectiveness and efficiency of the justice system. It is with mediators

6 CME / 6 CLE / 1 E - This seminar will help you approach negotiations with a strategic mindset.

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Learn the art of negotiation with 10 Keys to Negotiating Contract Terms (P2). Discover tactics to handle tricky counterparts and seal the...

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The Ethics Triangle is back! Meg Christensen & Chuck Kidd analyze ethical challenges arising out of today’s Legal Practice. Featuring...

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Topics include Sticking Points, Financial Issues, Mediation & Indiana Child Support Guidelines.

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